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AirlinesAlitalia (3): Emirates will not acquire stakes of the carrier
Rome, Italy - Spokesmen from the UAE's airline gave the lie to the fact that an interest in this sense or for an alliance can exist
Italian Vice-minister for Productive Activities Adolfo Urso would have recently supposed the idea of a possible interest by the UAE’s Emirates airline for Alitalia. It is well known that the Italian a... more
AirlinesCyprus Airways greeted the European okay to Government aid
Brussels, Belgium - The restructuring plan is expected to be completed in six months
Cyprus Airways has gained the approval of European Commission to receive the state loan which violate no European Union rules. The Government of the island will be able to back the national carrier through... more
AirlinesAir France: regularity and timekeeping of March flights got worse
Paris, France - The things went better in the same period of 2004 and last February
The French airline communicated that results achieved in March for punctuality and regularity of its services, unveiled a drop respect both last February and March 2004. The 74.4 per cent of national and... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): debates with the Italian trade unions are still unsolved
Rome, Italy - Flight assistants and pilots persist in pointing out matters related to safety
While waiting for a European Union’s announcement on the final decision on the Alitalia’s business plan, the Italian national airline’s board has to perform a number of important steps concerning its r... more
AirlinesAlitalia: EU decision on the business plan on June 1st
Brussels, Belgium - The date available for the final result of the in-depth investigation
June 1st could be the final date for the future of Alitalia as EU Commission should unveil its final decision on the restructuring plan of the Italian national airline. EU sources would have put into evidence... more
AirlinesThai Airways: Bangkok-NY flight achieved a record
Bangkok, Thailand - From South-East Asia to United States in 17 hours and 7 minutes
Yesterday, the Thai airline has launched its first commercial link from Bangkok to New York, the world’s second longest route. The first flight has been made in 17 hours and 7 minutes: the fastest connection f... more
AirlinesSkyTeam members expand travel offerings for 2005 Summer season (4): new routes launched by alliance member airlines
New York, Usa - The carriers will offer 80 new connections
"New routes launched by alliance member airlines In addition to new destinations served and the increase in frequency of popular weekly flights, SkyTeam carriers will offer 80 new routes this summer. • A... more
AirlinesSkyTeam members expand travel offerings for 2005 Summer season
New York, Usa - New summer destinations provide broader service in support of forecasted increase in international travel
"SkyTeam, the global airline alliance partnering Aeroméxico, Air France, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, Continental, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Air and Northwest, today said its members are anticipating... more
AirlinesSkyTeam members expand travel offerings for 2005 Summer season (2): new destinations
New York, Usa - It will serve 16 connections on four continents
"New SkyTeam destinations This summer, SkyTeam will serve 16 new destinations on four continents: • In Asia, Delta Air Lines will begin service to Chennai, India, with Air France codesharing on some o... more
AirlinesSkyTeam members expand travel offerings for 2005 Summer season (3): added frequencies
New York, Usa - The passengers can look for the addition of 533 weekly flights
"Added frequencies SkyTeam passengers can look for the addition of 533 weekly flights. • Air France will add 87 weekly flights. • Alitalia’s schedule will offer 92 more flights per week. • CSA Cze... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines earned highest award for Companywide Maintenance Excellence
Houston, Usa - From the Federal Aviation Administration
Continental Airlines last Thursday received honors for companywide excellence in Aviation Maintenance Training from the Federal Aviation Administration. The carrier earned the FAA Diamond Certificate of... more
AirlinesVolare: failure inquiry goes on
Varese, Italy - Meanwhile 2000 tickets have been sold in few hours time
Italian prosecutor Antonio Pizzi has managed to make clear the role played by Giuseppe Martinelli, Vincenzo Soddu and Gino Zoccai in Volare Group: they were accused of false accounting, misappropriation... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2): "The business plan has not been approved yet by EU"
Rome, Italy - It has been confirmed by EU Government by giving the lie to Italian Premier Berlusconi's view while SULT called for a new strike on May 18
Italian Premier, Silvio Berlusconi, had stated during the last days that EU Commission has practically approved the Alitalia’s restructuring plan but EU Government firmly gave ther lie to the fact that s... more
AirlinesAlitalia: flight and ground activities have been splitted
Rome, Italy - Airport, maintenance, administrative and IT operations all converge into Alitalia Service
Alitalia Service is a reality to date starting on May 1st. The Italian national airline has in fact started its concrete splitting into two companies with separated tasks concerning flight and ground activities.... more
AirlinesUS Airways 2005 1Q strong loss
New York, Usa - The carrier reported USD 191m losses in the first three months of the current year
US Airways reported USD 191m losses in the first three months of the current year compared with a loss of USD 177m for the same period in 2004. "We continue to operate under extremely challenging conditions,... more
AirlinesHainan Airlines to return to black
Beijing, China - The carrier reported a USD 10,95m in 2004 compared to serious losses in 2003
China’s Hainan Airlines reported a USD 10,95m profit in 2004 compared to USD 120.8m in 2003, when the carrier’s performance was hit by the outbreak of Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). The air... more
AirlinesAeroflot profit to rise
Moscow, Russia - The carrier reported a 60 percent increase in 2004 compared with the previous year
Russian flag carrier, Aeroflot, announced that its net profit increased 60 percent in 2004 compared with a year earlier, thanks to growing numbers of affluent Russians attracted by its modernized fleet... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (5): the closing speech
Rome, Italy - Commercial links between Italy and Poland would increase thanks to the low-cost
Centralwings’ Chairman, Piotr Kociolek, closed his speech made during the presentation of the new services which starting Saturday, 30, will join Italy to Poland, by making the consideration that thanks t... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (4): additional information
Rome, Italy - The carrier will start soon a new service from and to Catania
Centralwings chairman Piotr Kociolek, in his speech at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw, underlined the importamce for the young company of Italian market... more
AirlinesBMED selects Airbus to expand its own fleet
London, UK - Seven new A-321s to encourage the growth of the English airline
BMED, a carrier linked to British Airways and providing transport services with destination s towards Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, decided to add seven new Airbus A-321 airplanes to its fleet... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (3): Piotr Kociolek's speech
Rome, Italy - The idea to erect a Polish national low-cost carrier
Centralwings’ President, Piotr Kociolek, during the presentation of the carrier’s maiden services Rome/Ciampino-Krakow and Rome/Ciampino-Warsaw, disclosed how the initiative to found a Polish national low... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw (2): Roberto Spingardi's speech
Rome, Italy - A central role the one of low-cost carriers for the Romanian air station's activity
The Adr’s (Airports of Rome) external p.r. director, Roberto Spingardi, during the opening speech of the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw, which took place t... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of Centralwings maiden services Ciampino-Krakow and Ciampino-Warsaw
Rome, Italy - It is a young low-cost but aims to transport more than 700,000 passengers in 2005
AVIONEWS interviewed PR specialist for the new Polish low-cost airline Centralwings. Mrs Magdalena Zawadzka introduced the young company’s plans: the Polish carrier tomorrow is going to celebrate maiden s... more
AirlinesVolare (3). Maroni: "We are ready to support the airline's re-launch "
Varese, Italy - "The Group's restarting is absolutely positive"
Meanwhile the former managers have brought Group’s collapse before judges, special commissioner, Carlo Rinaldini, has done good work during the receivership period: he managed to gain from banks the n... more
AirlinesContinental Airlines: non-stop flights between Houston and Buenos Aires, Argentina
Houston, Usa - In November 2005 utilizing a Boeing 767/200
Continental Airlines announced that it has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval to operate daily non-stop flights from its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental... more
AirlinesVolare (2): a business plot set up Myway
Varese, Italy - Fictitious capital raises were aimed to cover company's hole
Myholding, Triskel srl and Lte International Airways were companies that constituted the business plot which carried to set up Myair.com, the airline belonging to Myway: the three companies above cited,... more
AirlinesVolare: Myair's pilots training course was on Group's expense account?
Varese, Italy - Early today the three former managers are expected before Busto Arsizio's judge
Today, the three managers detained will be interrogated: the first one will be Volare former Chairman, Gino Zoccai, the second one the former CEO, Vincenzo Soddu, followed by the former Board of Directors... more
AirlinesAlitalia: "British Airways must think about the advantages ensured by Italian rules on redundancies"
Rome, Italy - The Italian carrier reacted to criticism expressed by British airline in Europe
Alitalia firmly reacted against the criticism expressed by British Airways in front of EU authorities against the Italian airline’s business plan (see for details AVIONEWS). According to the Italian c... more
AirlinesUS Airways to confirm talks with America West
New York, Usa - Even if there are no assurances that a deal would be reached
US Airways confirmed it was in talks with America West, even if the carrier underlined that a deal could not be reached. Some newspaper reported in the past days that the two carriers were in advanced... more
AirlinesSwiss International: probable further increase in fuel surcharge
Zurich, Switzerland - The carrier raised its surcharge on all flights in March due to high fuel price
Swiss International Air Lines said it is considering to rise its fuel surcharge on ticket prices again; the carrier increased its surcharge on all flights in March and currently charges an extra 48 Swiss... more
AirlinesVolare (4): it purchased costly planes and sold discounted tickets
Varese, Italy - Backgrounds from an announced failure
The Attorney’s Office of Busto Arsizio, represented by chief prosecutor Antonio Pizzi and deputy prosecutor Roberto Craveia, notified the crime of laundering to some accused persons because some rilevant s... more
AirlinesDelta's pilot to be involved into a laser incident
Dallas, Usa - The co-pilot of the Delta flight 476 said someone flashed a laser into his cockpit while he was approaching DFW Airport
The incident lead to the bright light shining into the cockpit of the Delta’s flight 476 yesterday in the night while approaching the Dallas Airport is not the only one of this kind: since November at l... more
AirlinesVolare (3): airline ready to fly with the new livery
Varese, Italy - Tickets to fly from June 1st to October 28, are already available for bookings
Despite of the arrests and preliminary investigation warnings released by Attorney’s Office of Busto Arsizio, Volare is going to restart its services beginning from June 1st flying by its B-767/300R (... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of the second flight Rome-Atlanta served by Delta Air Lines (4): interview with Patrizia Ribaga, Marketing Director for Italy
Rome, Italy - "The secondo flight offered by Fiumicino Airport tries to meet the increasing demand for traffic linking the two countries"
AVIONEWS interviewed Patrizia Ribaga, Delta Air Lines Marketing Director for Italy, during the presentation of the secondo Flight Rome-Atlanta at Fiumicino Airport today. According to Ribaga, the choice... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of the second flight Rome-Atlanta served by Delta Air Lines (2): the restructuring plan related to September 2004
Rome, Italy - Quality, new routes and cost cut are the instruments to assure major competitiveness
Patrizia Ribaga, commercial executive for Delta Air Lines in Italy illustrated the carrier’s strategy during the presentation of the second flight Rome-Atlanta. The responsible of the commercial sector r... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of the second flight Rome-Atlanta served by Delta Air Lines (3): the new service to be operated starting May, 2
Rome, Italy - The carrier offers this way seven daily flights from Italy
During the presentation of the new flight which connects Rome to Atlanta, the representative of the US carrier focused on the role of Rome in the order of the several transatlantic services offered by... more
AirlinesWestJet in red due to high fuel cost
Ottawa, Canada - The carrier reported a CND$ 9,6m loss in the first quarter 2005
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines announced it reported a CND$ 9,6m loss in the first quarter 2005 compared to a CND$ 512,000 in the same period a year earlier. The carrier, which is in sharp struggle... more
AirlinesAVIONEWS at the presentation of the second flight Rome-Atlanta served by Delta Air Lines
Rome, Italy - Description of the connection and analysis of the operative newness
The US carrier Delta Air Lines presents today in Rome, near the "Leonardo da Vinci" Fiumicino’s Airport, its second flight that links the Italian capital to Atlanta. The press conference takes place n... more
AirlinesAlitalia. British Airways: "Governments do not intervene to rescue failing airlines"
Rome, Italy - British airline fears the EU Commission positive judgement on Italian carrier's rescue plan
British Airways asked yesterday European Commission to reject rescue plan of its rival Alitalia: "It is vital that the new Commission applies the State aid rules to all airlines with the same rigour as... more
AirlinesVolare: Former Minister Bernini and former referee Agnolin are being investigated
Varese, Italy - Notices of preliminary investigation for fraudulent bankruptcy and false accounting
Also the former international football referee Luigi Agnolin, appeared on the list of persons being investigated for Volare Group failure: he was accused of conspiracy in bankruptcy (see for details AVIONEWS).... more
AirlinesVolare (2): the airline's slow decline
Varese, Italy - The charter members were both detained
Gino Zoccai, the carrier’s former President, has been taken in prison by Financial police, under judicial investigation on the Group’s failure. Together to Captain Vincenzo Soddu (who has been also det... more
AirlinesEmirates: profit to grow
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The carrier announced a 48,7 percent rise in annual net profit
Dubai-based carrier, Emirates, announced a 48.7 percent growth in annual net profit, citing strong growth in leisure and business travel through its Dubai hub. Net profit increased to USD 637m for the... more
AirlinesShenzhen Airlines to open its capital
Beijing, China - The partly sale will start next month
China-state Guangdong Holding Group, the major shareholder of the Chinese regional carrier Shenzhen Airlines planned to start the sale of 65 percent of the airline, in a process scheduled to start on May,... more
AirlinesAirTran to report losses in 2005 Q1
Atlanta, Usa - The airline posted a USD 8m losses in the first three months of the current year
Atlanta-based low-cost airline AirTran Airways announced it reported a first-quarter net loss of USD 8m, compared with a net profit of USD 4.1m a year earlier. The airline said that though operating revenue... more
AirlinesBritish Airways to plan the closure of its Toronto call center
London, United Kingdom - By cutting 200 jobs
British Airways announced that it will close its Toronto call center by December, cutting about 200 jobs. The airline said the increasing popularity of online booking has reduced phone reservations. BA... more
AirlinesChina Southern Airlines to post a surprise red
Beijing, China - The carrier reported a net loss of USD 38m in the second part of 2004
China Southern Airlines announced a surprise losses of USD 38m for the six months to December 31, 2004, by becoming the only major Chinese airline to fall into the red last year. Though revenue grew more... more
AirlinesVolare (3): falsified balances?
Varese, Italy - Italian airline has EUR 500m debt according to hypothesis formulated by Attorney's Office of Busto Arsizio
Among famous names emerged out from Attorney’s Office of Busto Arsizio’s investigated people list, there are also Gino Zoccai, founder and former President of Volare Group, and Giuliano Martinelli, for... more
AirlinesBoeing: Transaero to operate 468-seat B-747 plane first in Russia
Moscow, Russia - The airline is retraining its best pilots to fly the jumbo
Transaero will be the first Russian carrier to operate by means of the 468-seat B-747 plane. The carrier is retraining its best pilots to fly the aircraft which will first take off this summer. According... more
AirlinesBoeing: Air India orders 50 planes in a deal worth USD 6bn
Bombay, India - Of which 27 B-787, 15 B-737 and 8 B-777
It comes really good news for US industry Boeing which, after that just in the past days announced an order of 32 planes by Air Canada (see AVIONEWS), has placed another order in this case in favour of... more
AirlinesEmbraer: Saudi Arabian Airlines to order 15 aircarft
Brasilia, Brazil - In a deal worth USD 400m
The carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines announced the purchase of 15 planes from Brazilian industry Embraer in a deal worth USD 400m. Embraer said that the first of its 66-seat Emb-170 plane is scheduled for... more